Bottle and lamp-chimney cleaner.



P. BUCK.

BOTTLE AND LAMP CHIMNEY ULEANER. APPLICATION FILED JAH.3,1910.

973,9 11 v Patented 0cil.25,1910.

UNITED ySTATEQT OFFICE.

PHILIP BUCK, OF `RUGBY, TENNESSEE.

BOTTLE AND LAMP-CHIMNEY CLEANER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP BUCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rugby, in the county of Morgan and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle and Lamp- Chimney Cleaners, of which the following is a specication.

This invention relates to lamp chimney and bottle cleaners, and is designed particularly to construct an article of this type and character which will be adapted to cleanse all curves and crevices occurring in bottles and jars.

With the above and other objects in view this invention consists of the const ruction, combination and arrangement of parts all as hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical section partly in elevation of a cleanser operating in a bottle or jar.

The cleaner forming the subject-matter of the present invention resides in the pro` vision of a pair of arms connected at their upper extremities by a coil, said arms and coil being constructed of spring metal in such a manner that the former are adapted to diverge at their lower extremities. One of said arms carries a brush adjustable to various angles to the vertical and horizontal, while the other is provided with a vertical brush adapted to bear against the sides of a bottle. To further provide for the cleansing of the bottle a scraper is carried on the coil and is suspended between the arms.

A continuous piece of wire 1 forms the main body portion of this invention and has the centrally disposed coil 2 formed therein nearer one extremity than the other, forming the arms 3 and 4, the arm 4 as a result of the location of the coil 2 being considerably shorter than the arm 3. A small inner coil 5 is formed on the lower side of the coil 2 and in said coil is secured a rod which provides a means of securing one extremity of one of the brushes to the said coil 2.

The lower extremity of the arm 3 is bent outwardly at 6 and then downwardly, said downwardly bent portion being contained in the upper extremity of the back of the brush 7, being retained therein by the staple 8 spanning said bent portion G. .The brush 7 l Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led January 3, 1910.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910. serial No. 535,917.

is adapted to remain permanently in a vertical position, bearing outwardly a ainst the sides of the bottle or chimney in icated in general as A.

The lower extremity of the arm 4 is provided with a pair of superposed loops 9 and 10, said loop 10 being at the extreme terminal of the arm, and extends inwardly toward the arm 3, the opening therein being alined with the opening in the loop 9.

An extension rod 11 is mounted in the lower extremity of the arm 4, and is adapted to reciprocate thereon. At the up er extremity of the rod 11 are a pair o superposed loops 12 and 13, said loops extending outwardly and having the openings thereof coinciding and adapted to engage the lower terminal of the arm 4. In order to limit the reciprocation of the rod on the arm 4, the loop` 13 operates between the loops 9 and 10 of the arm while the loop 12 at the extremity of the rod 11 engages the arm 4 above the loop 9. The space between the loops 12 and 13 1s curved inwardly toward the arm 3 in such a manner that the passage of the same exerts a pressure against the loop 9 of the arm and forms a means whereby the rod may be retained at any locality within the limit of its reciprocation.

The lower extremity of the rod l1 is bent outwardly at 14 and pivotally engages at the outer extremity of said portion the back of the brush 15 by havin the loop 16 passing' through an opening a jacent the extremity of the brush and oountersunk in the recess 17 -in the extremity of the brush. At the opposite extremity of the brush there is secured a rin 18 to which is attached the rod 19, said rot? being bent to supply a substantial clearance for the arm 4 and its extension 11. At the upper extremity this rod is passed through the loop 5 and 1s bent upon itself enga ing the main body portion thereof, ater w iich it is given a twist about the arm Detachably secured to the main body of the coil 2 is a scra er indicated in general as B, comprising a liandle rod 20, the upper extremity of which is bent upon itself and has a hook 21 formed thereon to engage the shank 20, thus supplyin a means whereby the scraper may be attac ed to the rod. At the lower extremity of the shank 2() is the angularly bent portion 22, 011 which is permanently attached the sera er 23.

From the foregoing 1t will be seen,

through the reciprocation of the extension 11 of the arm 4, the brush 15 is adjustable to various angles and may be retained therein through the instrumentality of the pressure exerted between the curved portion between the loops 12 and 13 of the rod l1, and the loop 9 formed at the lower terminal of the arm 4.

The entire construction, being of spring wire, the arms are diverging and consequently are adapted to bear against the sides of the average size bottle or ]ar and exert a suiicient pressure thereagainst to thoroughly cleanse the same.

Should any dirt or forei n matter become called or dried in the bott e, the scraper B is brought to operate against the same, removing it sufficiently to permit the brushes to cleanse the bottle by ordinary methods. The brush 7 is of a much larger size than the brush 15, due to the fact that it remains permanently in vertical position while the rush 15 is adustable to Various positions and is ada ted to reach any corners and crevices of ottles, jars or lamp chimneys.

Having thus described my invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. An article of manufacture comprising a portion of spring wire coiled adjacent one extremity thereof, a Vertical brush carried at one extremity of said wire and an adjustable brush at the other, and means for removin hardened dirt.

2. A evice of the class described comprising spring Wire arms resiliently connected, having brushes secured to their extremitles, one of said brushes being vertical and the other adjustable to various angles, means whereby said adjustable brush may be retained in any desired position, and means whereby hardened dirt may be removed.

3. An article of manufacture comprising a plurality of resiliently connected arms, one o said arms carr ing a Vertical brush, an auxiliary arm sli ably mounted on the remaining arm, a brush having one extremity secured to said auxiliary arm, and a supporting arm interposed between the free ter minal of the brush and the resilient connection between the main arms aforesaid.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

PHILIP BUCK.

Witnesses:

W. T. WALToN, ANDREW DRAGoo. 

